After School Adventures (ASA’s ) is a great program put together by professionals throughout the community who offer their time and expertise to give students a fun learning experience after school.

During the Fall, Winter and Spring semesters, we offer a variety of programs (adventures!) for students to take part in after school. Each program cost varies, and descriptions of each adventure. can be found below.

IMPORTANT: One volunteer parent is required to be present for each class session. If no parent is present, the class date will be cancelled, and no refunds will be given. Please review all of the ASA POLICIES prior to signing your child up for a program.

Spring 2025 Adventure Programs

Registration links here.

Spring ASA’s registration begins on Monday, February 24th at 7am and closes on Monday, March 3rd at 7pm.

Monday:

Chess Club:

Instructor: Jean-Luc Lapierre

Students of all grades and levels are welcome to learn the storied game of chess. Instructor Jean-Luc Lapierre will provide students with the opportunity to learn chess basics, world champion openings, solve middle game puzzles, practice endgame patterns, and utilize the necessary tools for tournament play. Each week, students will learn at least one theme on the display board, practice and create their own positions using that theme, and then engage in a tournament game against another student. All students will be able to earn prizes for their hard work - including trophies!

Dates: 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5 (6 weeks)

Time: 3-3:45pm

Grade: K-5

Price: $120

Fashion Runway Production:

Instructor: Priscila Teixeira

Calling all young designers! Our Creative Closet afterschool program invites students from grades K-5 to explore their creativity and learn the art of upcycled fashion. In this one-hour weekly class, kids will bring clothing, shoes, and accessories from home and turn them into unique, wearable pieces using embroidery, painting, and embellishments. Whether it's a denim jacket, a plain sweater, or a pair of sneakers, students will learn how to transform everyday items into one-of-a-kind fashion statements, showcasing their style and personality.

Guided by Columbus Fashion Academy educators, each session provides students with hands-on experience designing, all while fostering a love for sustainable fashion. As we create together, students will explore fast fashion facts and gain valuable insights into the importance of sustainable practices for people and the planet. After the end of this 6-weeks course, students will be invited to participate in an exciting fashion show (off-site), where they can proudly exhibit their unique designs on the runway, showcasing the creativity and skills they’ve developed throughout this fun and impactful class.

$235 student fee covers art supplies and materials needed for embroidery, beading, embellishing, painting, fashion show production rental fees and instructors fees.

Dates: 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5 (6 weeks)

Time: 3-4:30pm

Grade: K-5

Price: $235

Tuesday:

Magic:

Instructor: Dave Brizius

Kids of all ages love magic, and they really love learning and performing it! Learning and performing magic improves digital dexterity, coordination, visual perception, spatial relationships, critical thinking, creativity, public speaking skills, self-confidence, and imagination. This class will focus on magic you can make as well as commercially available magic. Your instructor Davis Brizius (aka Firefighter Dave) is a 4th generation magician and teaches fire safety in local school for the past 40 years.

Dates: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/13 (6 weeks)

Time: 3-3:50pm

Grade: K-5

Price: $90

Run Club:

Instructor: Dan Zeitler

The focus of the club is to introduce participants to different types of running/training (i.e., road running, trail running, track workouts and circuit training), as well as fun games. The program of the club will include plans for 60 minutes of physical activity (i.e., running drills, dynamic warm-up, running, games, and post workout stretching) to be implemented each week. Runners will learn about and experience hands-on activities relating to different areas of running and a healthier lifestyle.

Dates: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/13 (6 weeks)

Time: 3-4pm

Grade: K-5

Price: $45

Wednesday:

Volleyball:

Instructor: Linden Kunick 

Introduction to the sport of Volleyball at Greensview Elementary! 6 weeks of fun for girls and boys while learning the basics of volleyball. Instructed by Upper Arlington High School Girls volleyball staff.  1-hour sessions on Wednesday afternoons from 3-4pm at Greensview Elementary school. Begins April 2nd and ends May 7th. Players will receive a Volleybears 'lite' ball to take home!

Dates: 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 (6 weeks)

Time: 3-4pm

Grade: K-5

Price: $90

American Sign Language:

Instructor: Lauren Sanders, Senior Lecturer of ASL at OSU and nationally certified Interpreter

Students will explore the world of American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Culture through interactive learning. This series will focus on visual-gestural communication, teaching essential vocabulary and basic grammar that the kids can immediately use in conversations and activities.  Each class will have a review of previous content, a new lesson, and an activity. Sessions will be immersive and engaging, primarily using ASL with our "voices-off". This approach will strengthen their ASL skills while giving insight into Deaf Culture. By the end of the series, participants will be ready to connect with Deaf and hard-of-hearing students in our UA community!

Dates: 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 (6 weeks)

Time: 3-4pm

Grade: K-5

Price: $40

Thursday:

Pottery

Instructor: Emily Cline

This class includes the introduction to the basic use of the pottery wheel as well as basic hand-building techniques. This is a great opportunity for students to receive hands- on experience. Classes on the pottery wheel emphasize technical, personal and individual development for future abilities in the art world. Students will each complete a small pot on the pottery wheel and at least one other item using hand-building techniques. All artwork will be glazed by the student and fired. All supplies are included. Students will learn wedging, centering, pulling, slab-building, coil-building, pinching, glaze decoration, understanding of firing techniques.

Please note there are 2 sections of this class - one on April 3 and April 10 and the second on May 1 and May 8.  The May class is a repeat of the April class and will cover the same material, so please only sign up your child for 1 session.

Dates: Section 1: 4/3, 4/10 ; Section 2: 5/1, 5/8

Time: 3-5pm

Grade: 2-5

Price: $90

Kidz Home Alone

Instructor: Kathy Manzer

Would your child know what to do if they have forgotten their house key or the passcode for the keypad?  What if they are home alone and they are choking? Our Kidz Home Alone class will give you and your child peace of mind when home alone. As creators of this class, we thought of every home alone scenario possible, and provide solutions for all of those ‘what-if’s”.  This course is designed to teach your child about being home alone safely. An informative parent guide is included in the student manual and provides an avenue for discussion between parent and child.  This engaging and interactive class is fun and includes guest speakers from the local Police and Fire Departments (when available). Students will learn how to answer the door and the phone, the reasons to call 911, first aid and safety and Self- Heimlich Maneuver, why it’s necessary to have house rules, and fire escape and severe weather planning.

Dates: 4/17, 4/24 (2 weeks)

Time: 3-4pm

Grade: 3-5

Price: $90

Rookies on the Road - Performance-Based Music

Instructor: Staff from School of Rock

School of Rock's Rookies program is designed for children (K-2) with little or no previous musical experience. As with all our music programs, Rookies adheres to the patented School of Rock Method. Our Method's core philosophy is that performance-based music education is the best way for students to gain musical proficiency. Rookies students will have one weekly group music lesson where they learn music fundamentals like chords, rhythm and song structure. Kids get to learn and experiment with multiple instruments, in a fun supportive environment! Our programs are designed to inspire kids to learn to play music and get them on stage performing, with the goal of attaining strong musical proficiency. Let's Rock!

Dates: 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8 (6 weeks)

Time: 3-4pm

Grade: K-2

Price: $160

Friday:

LEGO Robot Building and Coding Class

Instructor: Gail Vawter, Matt Stretcher, Anthony Stepic, and Carter Mottley

Love Robot Wars? Love LEGOs? Gather together with other LEGO fans to build LEGO robots and then learn to program in Scratch programming language using sensors and logic for epic robotic challenges such as BattleBot and Mazes. Utilizing the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) framework, LEGO Fans will learn valuable fundamentals in engineering and programming.  Students build LEGO Robots to compete in a BattleBot championship and other friendly  competitions to win prizes. No experience is necessary. We teach children everything they need to know to put together a winning BattleBots. Opportunity to buy the LEGO robot to take home that your child built and programmed.

Dates: 4/4, 4/11, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 (6 weeks)

Time: 3-4pm

Grade: 1-5

Price: $130

3D Printing with 3Doodler Pens: 

Instructor:   Staff from Nexplore

Imagine and innovate with 3D printing! Nexplore 3D Printing Start+ empowers students to bring their imaginations into reality with 3Doodler pens. Each lesson combines a structured STEAM project with wiggle room to doodle, explore, and create their own ideas. Students might construct landforms to learn about geography or use geometry to make their own shapeshifters. Nexplore 3D Printing Start+ transforms STEM concepts into 3D projects and sparks joy as students watch science come to life.

Dates: 4/4, 4/11, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 (6 weeks)

Time: 3-4pm

Grade: K-5

Price: $150